Day: March 12, 2020

Colourised details from the invitation to the Opening Ceremony of the Northampton Institute, featuring the Institute's clocktower, and the shield of the Worshipful Company of Saddlers

Hold Fast, Sit Sure: City and the Saddlers

Colourised details from the invitation to the Opening Ceremony of the Northampton Institute, featuring the Institute's clocktower, and the shield of the Worshipful Company of Saddlers

One of City’s longest-standing partnerships has been with The Worshipful Company of Saddlers. The livery company has been providing financial support to City from its inception as the Northampton Institute in the 1890s. As the below letter from 1891 shows, they were particularly quick off the mark – the first cheque arrived before the clerk…Continue Reading Hold Fast, Sit Sure: City and the Saddlers